REVEALED:Governors Against #NairaRedesign Are Anti-Nigerians

By: Amb. Nworisa Michael It is very disheartening and embarrassing to see some state governors suing the federal government over the #NairaRedesign. His Excellency Gov. Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State and his counterpart Gov. Yahaya Bello, Kogi State and Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State are currently in the front line of this suit.

Nigerians should be conscious and not to let politicians play cheap politics on them. Because these same set of governors has been around and has witnessed ASUU and several bodies embark on numerous strikes without been seen to be taking any decisive action for the interest of Nigerians. It is very laughable now to see them all rushing to the Court, however, they should know better that Nigerians won't fall for such cheap political card.

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BREAKING: Protest Rocks Over #NairaRedesign

Ongoing protest currently in IBADAN OYO STATE...😨 Youths agitating for the new notes which is not in circulation at the moment.

Aggressive youths are seen burning tires and blocking roads Hardly can anyone easily maneuver or access strategic roads in the state. We pray it ends peacefully!

#NairaRedesign: Kano Governor shut down supermarket

The Kano State government acting through the customer protection council on Sunday 12/2/2023 shut down WellCare store a popular supermarket in the state for refusal to accept old naira note from customers. According to Mallam Baffa Babba Danagundi Acting Chairman Kano Customer Protection Council.

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APPEAL COURT SACKS SUPPOSED EZE NDI KANO

Who is the legitimate Eze Ndigbo Kano? This has been a very big question and has been an ongoing debate amonsgt many Kano residents especially the Igbo community following the presence of Igwe Boniface and Igwe Ikechukwu. However, 19yrs long debate has finally been brought to a halt by the Judgement of the Kano division of the Court of Appeal.

Presided over by Justice Boloukuromo Moses Ugo in the suite CA/KN/64/2022. This was disclosed in a Press statement issued by HRM Igwe Ikechukwu Akpaudo Oliver JP via his official facebook page @ HRM Ikechukwu Akpaudo Oliver JP- Eze Ndigbo Kano. The statement reads: PRESS RELEASE COURT OF APPEAL JUDGEMENT OVER EZE NDI IGBO KANO TUSSLE CA/KN/64/2020 The Court of Appeal holden in Kano on 27/10/2022 before their Lordships; Ita George Mbaba - Justice of Appeal Boloukuromo Moses Ugo - Justice of Appeal Abubakar Muazu Lamido - Justice Between: 1. Nze Ignatius N. Nwosu (Regent Ndigbo Kano) 2. Chief Leonard Nwosu (Suing as representing the Executive Members of Igbo Community Association Kano) -APPELLANTS And Mr. Boniface Ibekwe -RESPONDENT JUDGMENT Delivered by ( Boloukuromo Moses Ugo J.C.A ). ...The Respondent had approached Mr. Chi Nwogu (Abia) and Martins Osulor (Ebonyi) in March 2009 after the death and burial of late Eze Barr. O.T Nnadi in February 2009 who refused to crown him as Eze Ndigbo Kano and following their refusal the defendant went to Mr. Cletus Eze (Enugu- his kinsman ) who accepted to crown him Eze without any kingmaker or the council member or members and as at the time of late Eze Barr. O.T Nnadi died Chief JC Ojukwu was the Onowu and he also was not present at the clapping. Therefore, that the said Mr. Cletus Eze was not one of the ICA patrons who in concernt with the Onowu performs the beafication and capping of Eze Ndigbo. ...Key points "The Onowu" and Patrons has a role to perform on the capping/installation of ICA and by the constitution of the ICA "It is only the regent or Onowu that can cap a traditional ruler but in their absence one can not do it" article 10A & B page 11 & 12 of the Igbo Community Association (ICA) constitution and whom were absent at the supposed crowning of the Respondent and thus rendered the selection and appointment as Eze Igbo inchoate. This victory is indeed for every Igbo son and daughter. Udo diri umuigbo! Signed: HRM Igwe Ikechukwu Akpaudo Oliver JP. Eze Ndigbo Kano Media & Publicity Crew kindly share this story:

AUDIO: #CBN Emefiele leaked phone conversation

With today being 10/Feb; and many Nigerians still eager to know whether or not there'd be postponement in the #NairaRedesign a purported audio phone call recording of the CBN governor is been widely shared exposing him of a "cover-up" conversation. The leaked phone conversation featured the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, his deputy, Edward Adamu; the Director of Finance, Dayo Arowosegbe; and the Special Adviser to the CBN Governor, Emmanuel Ukeje allegedly discussing how to cover up the loss of over N500 billion stolen from the CBN in a private investment that collapsed. However, according to the then CBN’s spokesperson Mr Okorafor, the National Economic Management Team and the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, had approached the CBN in 2015 to assist state governments with Conditional Budget Support. The support was to assist states to pay the salaries, pensions and gratuities of their workers in the aftermath of the significant drop in global oil prices and associated Federation Accounts allocations. He said to facilitate the recovery of the economy from the continuous impact of the recession, the CBN provided about N650 billion in loans at 9 per cent with a two-year grace period to 35 states of the Federation. “These monies were distributed to the states monthly with documented approval of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Presidency. “In closing the Bank’s 2018 accounts, external auditors in their Draft Account, erroneously classified about N150 billion of these loans as bad, which negatively affected the Bank’s Balance Sheet and shareholders fund,” Mr Okorafor said. Conclusion: The leaked audio purportedly exposing the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele in an N500bn cover-up deal is not recent. It first surfaced three years ago, precisely in 2019 published by Sahara Reporters.

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BREAKING: FG Shuts Down Universities Nationwide

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities to close universities ahead of the upcoming 2023 elections. In a letter directed to all Vice Chancellors dated 3rd February and signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration) for Executive Secretary, Dr Chris J. Maiyaki. It reads: “In view of the foregoing and concerns expressed on the security of staff, students and properties of the our respective institutions, the Honourable Minister of Education, Mal. Adamu Adamu has following extensive consultations with the relevant security agencies, directed that all Universities and Inter University Centres be shut down and academic activities be suspended between 22nd February and 14th March, 2023.” The letter further state, consequently, Vice-Chancellors, as well as Directors/Chief Executives of inter-university centres, are by this Circular requested to shut down their respective Institutions from Wednesday 22 February 2023 to Tuesday 14 March 2023. Kindly share this story:

#NaijaVotes: What Happens When #BVAS Is snatch By Hoodlums

With barely 16 days to the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission is optimistic on her ability to conduct free, fair and credible election Deputy Director of Information and Communications Technology, INEC, Lawrence Bayode, speaking on Channels Television’s special election programme, The 2023 Verdict on Wednesday reassures Nigerians that the Bimodal Voter Registration System cannot be manipulated. In the past elections, snatching of ballot boxes and violence by hoodlums has been witnessed during elections. According to Bayode, the BVAS will be deactivated from the back-end so that whoever snatched the device on election day will not be able to manipulate votes. He further states, “If a BVAS is snatched, we have a system in place that can deactivate that particular BVAS. “We deactivate it so that whoever snatches the device will not be able to do anything with the device because the device pushes the accreditation data automatically on its own even without the operator pushing a button. When it is idle, it pushes that accreditation data to the back-end.” Should hoodlums take the device to other places where they think they can manipulate the data on the device, the polling unit officer will report the incident. “If such thing happens, the PO reports and from the back-end, that device is deactivated so that the person who took away that device will not be able to do anything with the device.” #NigeriaDecide2023 #KanoPeaceCommittee #VoteNotFight_Kano Kindly share this story:

BREAKING: Buhari Approves Presidential Transition Council

PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES TRANSITION COUNCIL, SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 14, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme. Members of the Committee are: i. Secretary to the Government of the Federation - Chairman ii. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation iii. Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice iv. Permanent Secretaries from the following Ministries and Offices: a. Defence b. Interior c. Finance, Budget and National Planning d. Foreign Affairs e. Information and Culture f. Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) g. Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs h. Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) i. General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) j. Economic and Political Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) k. State House v. National Security Adviser vi. Chief of Defence Staff vii. Inspector-General of Police viii. Director General, National Intelligence Agency ix. Director General, State Security Services x. Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; and xi. Two representatives, to be nominated by the President-elect The Transition Council will be inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Tuesday 14th February, 2023 at 12 noon at the Conference Hall of the SGF. Members are expected to attend the inauguration in person. Also, the President has signed the Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of the Presidential Transitions. A key feature of the Presidential Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 is the institutionalization of a legal framework that would enable a seamless transition of power from one Presidential Administration to another which is part of President Buhari’s legacy. Willie Bassey Director, Information For: Secretary to the Government of the FederationFederation Please share this story:

#VIDEO: Women Block National Assembly Over #NewNaira

In a viral video shared online gro

up of women were seen standing and chanting songs at the enterance of the National Assembly thereby blocking the lawmakers from going in demanding that the CBN and Commercial banks makes available the #NewNaira available to the public. While so many Nigerians share same believe that the apex bank are involved hoarding the #NairaRedesign this is however not true as billions has already been distributed to commercial banks in the country. However, one of the key intention of this initiative by the Central Bank of Nigeria is to encourage online banking transactions and reducing the flow of cash in the country in a bid to further strengthen the security of the country. As it has been proven that kidnappers and armed robbers engage in collecting cash from their victims other than online transfers for fear of been caught Many Nigerians are lamenting over this development but this minght just turn out to be the greatest legacy president Mohammad Buhari GCFR might just be leaving behind as he leaves office. Please share this story:

"No reasonable Nigerian will vote APC, PDP" ~ Kwankwaso

His Excellency Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, was heard to have said that no Nigerian in their right frame of mind will elect either the All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming February 25 presidential election. He made the statement during his party's rally in Tarauni Local Government Area in his home Kano State on Monday while addressing his party supporters. The former governor of Kano State went further in urging his supporters against violence and selling their votes while also assuring them that the party will not allow any form of rigging in the coming elections. “PDP and APC are dead and whoever knows what he is doing and is in the right senses will never join any of them or vote for them again. “They are the root cause of the current situation being faced by Nigerians and are the true enemies of our women, youth and other Nigerians. We must therefore vote them out. Kindly share this story:

#NaijaDecide2023: How To Manipulate The #BVAS

During the 2019 general elections Card Readers were used as a means of imploring technology to the voting system. This recorded its own successes but also faced more challenges and subsequently led to the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the Nigerian electoral umpire the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Many Nigerians feel so much relieved, developed stronger faith and are now more eager to participate in the electoral process believing that with all that has been said of the BVAS device there will be no room for rigging in the voting process. While the Independent National Electoral Commission shows confidence in conducting a free, fair and credible election with the aid of the BVAS electorates on their parts have critical roles to play in achieving this. Firstly, electorates must know and exercise their civic rights. This are what every Nigerian voter should know in other to avoid manipulation of the #BVAS; i. Be at your polling unit on time, before accreditation commences. ii. Demand that the adhoc staffs of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) shows public the display reading of the #BVAS and note that it is reading zero '0' before the accreditation. iii. Ensure to be around during the vote sorting and counting. iv. Ensure that the adhoc staffs snaps the results sheet when entered and transmits same with the #BVAS You have the right to stay in the polling unit even after casting your vote to observe the process, so don't let anyone harass you that you can not, in as much as you are peaceful and compose yourself in a civil manner. So many people have been asking how can one manipulate the #BVAS well, the answer is when as a politician you serve your ward, constituency , senatorial district, state according to the dividends of democracy you do not need to manipulate the electoral process or #BVAS because they are made to serve you according to your worth. While i will commend the electoral umpire for this stride Nigerians still await to see our compatriots who serve as adhoc staffs, security personels who are deployed to protect votes and those outside the shores of Nigeria take part in the electoral process. #NigeriaDecide2023 #KanoPeaceCommittee #VoteNotFight_Kano © Amb. Nworisa Michael, Kano State, Nigeria

OPINION: How #NairaRedesign Would Tackle Kidnapping & Armed Robbery- Amb. Nworisa Michael

By: Amb. Nworisa Michael Here's how the #NewNaira tackles kidnapping and armed robbery. Eversince the announcement and introduction of the #NariaRedesign many Nigerians have been asking as to what benefit this offers the country already going through series of challenges. Ranging from kidnappings, banditry, fuel scarcity amongst others. Now, while it is proper to ask these questions and complaints from the public it is however important to note this benefits; A businessman traveling by road to get goods and travels with his cash unfortunately is been attacked by robbers, what do you think will happen to those cash? 20yrs ago traders from Kano State do travel with their cash hided in their vehicles to travel to placese like Onitsha and Lagos to buy goods but often do this at great risk because they could run into armed robbers or an accident might leave their vehicle on fire but in present times one would simply do an online transfer of funds and travel freely and with ease. Secondly, Kidnappers demand millions of naira from their victims and only take cash and not electronically because when they engage in online transactions they can be easily traced and caught. They do this Because they know there is billions of naira in cash in circulation so in essence what the Central Bank of Nigeria is trying to do is to call back all the naira in circulation in other to reduce the flow of cash. With this development when well uterlized would see to the drastical decline in cases of kidnappings and armed robbers in the society. One might as well decided to do a google search on other countries you'd be shocked to to see some do this every 7yrs but Nigeria hasn't for the past 19yrs. So in essence this development is for the good of all Nigerians irrespective of social class, race or any differences. Nigerians should endeavor to see beyond the present hardship faced as a result of some individuals with ill intensions who are trying to sabotage this initiative for their selfish gains. Commercial Banks on their part should invest more in further developing their online banking softwares so as to enable their customers transact with ease using those platforms.

#NewNaira: High Court Stops CBN from extending deadline

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an interim injunction stopping President Mohammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria, its Governor and the 27 commercial banks “from suspending, stopping, extending or interfering with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10th or issue any directive contrary to the February 10 date.” Justice Eneojo Eneche gave the interim order in a ruling on Monday on a motion marked: M/4284/2023 filed in a suit marked: FCT/HC/CV/2234/2023, filled by four political parties – Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and National Rescue Movement (NRM). In a copy of the enrolled orderJustice Eneche particularly said: "An interim order of mandatory injunction is hereby made directing and mandating the defendants, whether by themselves, staff, agents, officers, interfacing banks or financial institutions or however described to comply with, implement and give effect to the currency re-design and restricting of the old of N200, N500, N1000 bank notes on or before the fast date of 10th day of February, 2023, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice." "An order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the defendants whether by themselves, staff agents, officers, interfacing banks or whosoever not to suspend, stop, extend, vary or interfere with the extant termination date of use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes being 10th day of February 2023 or in any other manner howsoever issue any other contrary or inconsistent directive ever the subject matter beyond the last date of 10th day of February 2023, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice." "An order is hereby made directing the heads, Chief Executive Officers, Managing Directors, and/or alter egos of the 4th to 30th defendants (the commercial banks) to forthwith show cause as to why they shall not be corrected and prosecuted for the economic and financial sabotage of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by their illegal act of hoarding, withholding, not paying or disbursing the new N200, N500, and N1000 bank notes, being the legal tender of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to their respective customers, despite supplies of such currency." The judge said the orders are to last for seven days in the first instance, and adjourned till February 14 for the hearing of the motion on notice.

#Update: CBN Engages Influencers reveals this...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Kano Branch led by Hajiya Rakiya Mohammed Director, Information Technology Department and head of e-naira alongside Sir. Umar Ibrahim the Kano state CBN Branch Comptroller and Deputy Director amongst others today met with social media Influencers in Kano State in a bid to enlighten them as well as the general public on the essence of the #newnaria notes and to further inform the general public on efforts been made by the apex bank to ease financial hardships in the country the meeting was convened by Amb. Ibrahim A. Waiya Head of Secretariat, Kano Peace Committee. As it is now evident that some individuals are trying to politicize and to make ridicule of the initiative to score cheap political gains for their selfish interest. The essence/benefits of the #nairaredesign are basically for this purposes; * Counterfeit Deterrence *Increased Security *Durability *Cashless Policy *Economic Benefits *Branding & National Identity. Which in a general sense is for security. The CBN also expressed concerns on some malpractices been carried out by banks and POS operators who are now trading the new naira notes, noting that this is an offense and encourages the general public to report such individuals and cooperate bodies. To: Ethics & Anti-Corruption Helpline: +2340946239246 +23409462 360 So far about 10 billion naira has been made available to banks in the state but the public are still struggling hard to get hold of their funds. However, the public are encouraged to implore the use of digital means of banking for their transactions as this is more secure and save for everyone. #NewNaira #CBN_Kano #newnairanote #CBN_KanoCampaign #KanoMediaInfleuncers